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1968 Map of La Vergne

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of La Vergne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

J Percy Priest Reservoir dominates this landscape, its winding shoreline and numerous inlets defining the transition between the Nashville-Davidson metropolitan area and Rutherford County. The map documents a period of suburban expansion and infrastructure growth, shown by the residential layouts of Eastwood and La Vergne alongside the Smyrna Airport and a prominent National Guard facility. This era sees the established rural fabric of small communities like Kimbro and Sandhill meeting new transportation corridors such as Interchange 62 on the interstate.

Evidence of the area's older history remains through numerous rural institutions. Small congregations and community centers are represented by Burnette Chapel, Hall Chapel, and Mt View Church, while the historic Stewart Creek and Hickory Creek drainage basins are visible before further 20th-century development. The Seaboard System railroad tracks parallel the main thoroughfares, highlighting the long-standing transport spine that influenced the growth of Smyrna and its surrounding settlements.